Former Runners What do you do now and how much do you run?

Age: 62

Married

Kids are in their mid 30's

Senior manager

Ran in HS and college (D1) 4:09 mile 14:10 5000 in college

I run very little. Maybe 10 miles a week. Between April - October I ride a lot of bicycle.

Age 55, married, kids pretty much adults and self-sufficient.

IT Manager

State champion, anonymous D1 runner. Running maybe 5 miles a week, 5K race now and then. Bikes and hikes cover far more ground.

I am currently 40 years old. I am married with 2 kids. Career wise I work in Engineer. Degree, wise I have a bachelor’s and Master’s, I am currently working on a second Masters. I also have numerous post Graduate Certificates. College I ran 80-100 miles Per Week. Best Performances ranged from a 1:51 800m to a 29:05 10,000m. Today I average about 30 Miler Per week.

61

Widowed (married for 19 yrs)

One son (22)

Retired

Played HS football & ran sprints, played 2 yrs D-1 football

Ran competitively in my 30's, 40's & early 50's

Post-traumatic OA - I can only run once per week, 3-4 miles. Mostly lift weights & spin cycle.

For what it is worth very sorry to hear about your loss at such a still pretty young age. I hope you are able to enjoy retirement and stay fit and healthy!

67

widowed

Retired

Started running in 1977. Ran 2600 to 3000 miles a year for decades. Volunteer coach, RD, club President, running journalist. Highest week 106 miles. Ran for a military team.

During a 23 month COVID social separation time, I ran 4000 miles with 27 weeks over 50 miles a week. Had 3rd miniscus surgery February 23rd.

Terribly slow now and have considered entering races using a buddy of mines name back home ha., but it’s been a passion of mine all along and each workout has been as satisfying as the first week.

I’ve been a collector of out of print running books for years.

Sorry to for your loss as 60's are still pretty young. Outstanding running very inspirational. I myself try and hit at least 1,000 miles a year would love to get back in to the 2k range.

I was running 30 miles a week until my knees gave out on me a year ago. Now, I get lucky to get 10-15 per week.

Oddly enough, I only ran about 30/week in HS, and never ran in college. I was just an average HS kid, at 4:45 1600, 10:20 3200, 17:00 5K

44 years old. Former has been. 4:27/9:32. School records. D1 runner then NAIA runner then marathon runner. Ran upwards of 120-140 a week. Yearly avg of 90+ for years.

Currently run 15-25mi a week, lift 3x a week. Weigh 40lbs more than I did as a runner.

Alan

51 years old
Married and have a 11 year old child

Senior management for a startup

4:38 1600m & 4th man (16:30) on a mediocre HS XC team. Ran about 35 miles/week.

After high school, only ran occasionally but always stayed in decent shape.

Last year ran 4:56 mile (= sophomore HS time), 17:30 5K, 1:21 half marathon, and was 5th man at Nationals for the Bowerman 50’s team.

Running 70 miles/week now and looking to equal my HS junior year performances.

32 years old now with a wife and 2 kids.

Ran 14:30/29:30 in college.

Senior Business Intelligence Analyst for my profession and run 60-70 miles a week. Took years off in my mid to late 20s then picked running back up in my 30s when I had kids to stay in shape.

My last running step was May 29, 2022 -- as I crossed the marathon finish line. Probably will never run again. Too many injuries and health issues.

I'm age 62, married, two grown sons. Former artst, designer, journalist; now restore/remodel historic buildings, make furniture, so some fine-art painting.

I ran XC and track in high school, but nothing noteworthy (4:45 mile and 17-minute XC 5K). Recruited for at my Div III college, but no time until senior track season (~34:40 for 10,000m).

Continued to train (light mileage) off and on. At age 23, I ran 34:04 for 10K, and a 2:40:30 marathon. At age 43, 17:10 for 5K, 2:56:03 marathon.

My best year was probably at age 58 -- 5:38 mile, 59:59 for 15K, and a 3:07:23 marathon. Good memories, but chronic injuries were already limiting my training.

Might do some light bicycling going forward. My son has the marathon bug now -- just ran his first, and has signed up for another one in October. I'll be a spectator.